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Solanumtinkr said :
Still if the gods vanished someone would step into the vacuum left behind.

This is actually a good point. There's no Guthix to prevent other gods from arriving. And so long as there are Elder Artifacts in play, mortals can still use them to ascend. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

24-Dec-2016 15:22:13

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Jack Flac said :
The Young Gods seem to forget that they were once mortals themselves
At the very least Armadyl has shown the opposite of that at one point.
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24-Dec-2016 15:41:36

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"The god may die, but the philosophy is eternal. In time another will grow to take his place, be they a god or not." - Zaros, Fate of the Gods

When a life is born and gains experience, so too does an idea arise. This idea spreads when such a life ascends to become a god. But unlike life which ends with death, the idea stays eternally, and can spread further even after death if it's written in the pages of history and the actions of the god's followers.

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You can kill a god, but the idea is immortal. A legacy is born when said life becomes a legend, and mortals can choose to live by this idea. Bandos for example can still win and destroy Gielinor if his followers unite and wage war and annihilation on all. The philosophy is eternal, and in this regard Bandos is still very much alive, as are other dead gods. Who's to say that killing the gods won't actually strengthen the ideas they had? Prepare for hell on RuneScape in Naval Cataclysm!

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24-Dec-2016 16:03:39

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I still support Zaros for his philosophy that we should use whatever happens to us to grow into stronger, better people and strive for perfection. This is even in spite of disagreeing with some bits of his personality and not dismissing morality. He says that there are only actions and consequences, but I would argue that actions that go for or against certain codes all have consequences of their own. I believe in long term thinking. Prepare for hell on RuneScape in Naval Cataclysm!

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24-Dec-2016 16:27:00

Jack Flac
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Ancient Drew said :
"The god may die, but the philosophy is eternal. In time another will grow to take his place, be they a god or not." - Zaros, Fate of the Gods

When a life is born and gains experience, so too does an idea arise. This idea spreads when such a life ascends to become a god. But unlike life which ends with death, the idea stays eternally, and can spread further even after death if it's written in the pages of history and the actions of the god's followers.

@ Jack Flac
You can kill a god, but the idea is immortal. A legacy is born when said life becomes a legend, and mortals can choose to live by this idea. Bandos for example can still win and destroy Gielinor if his followers unite and wage war and annihilation on all. The philosophy is eternal, and in this regard Bandos is still very much alive, as are other dead gods. Who's to say that killing the gods won't actually strengthen the ideas they had? On that same note, with the Gods gone, mortals would have the deciding factor in how they progress. They can choose to follow their late gods teachings, to completely disregard them and do as they wish, or to twist them to suit their own desires. In the end, the power would be in the hands of mortals, not those of gods. That is my overall goal and view.

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24-Dec-2016 20:36:28

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It could be argued that the World Guardian is a demi-god of sorts.
Although we don't have access to godly magic, our anti-god aura still uses divine energy, so i suppose we borderline classify as a divine being at this point.

As such, it makes sense to me that the World Guardian should take over the faction of their god, if such a death were to occur.

On a sidenote, I've never understood the godless. Technically they should kick the World Guardian out too. I mean Meg practically worships us already.

25-Dec-2016 01:46:22

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Well, you have the Bandos faction as proof for that.

It would've been better if Armadyl was killed instead of Bandos, Bandos at the very least has a huge amount of following in goblins and other such races, while Armadyl has basically none.

I rather enjoyed having a brutish war god around to spice things up.

But I'm talking besides the point, the followers tend to go by their god's teaching, wether they be alive or not.
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25-Dec-2016 11:17:29

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Lord Remus said :
Gylkra said :
I suppose if Armadyl died, I'd still uphold his teachings as they're similar to my personal ideals.
No point in defecting to another faction if they don't have the same ideals as I do.

Do you really need to follow a God then? You can still follow your ideals and beliefs without tying yourself to a deity with a similar mind-set. That being said, Jagex have made it clear they don't really like the idea of characters being an Independent agent without coming off as a power hungry or selfish being, like in the End Game quest if you choose to support noone or pick yourself.

"I choose to ally with myself. I will not advance any god's agenda.
I deserve the stone.
"

I get there are characters that just want power but come on, some just wanted the thing so others wouldn't abuse it.
I misclicked the myself option during the quest, but it really bothered me that it painted the character as a power hungry maniac, just because u don't want to ally with any of the factions doesn't mean u are a selfish bastard.

25-Dec-2016 14:55:01

Zack3

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Lord Bhaal said :
Well, you have the Bandos faction as proof for that.

It would've been better if Armadyl was killed instead of Bandos, Bandos at the very least has a huge amount of following in goblins and other such races, while Armadyl has basically none.

I rather enjoyed having a brutish war god around to spice things up.

But I'm talking besides the point, the followers tend to go by their god's teaching, wether they be alive or not.
Lets be honest if the god dies, jagex would find a way to remove their followers from the story like the bandosians.

25-Dec-2016 14:56:09

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